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Inside the Orlando City SC offices, where painted murals adorn many of the walls, one phrase stands out among the rest: Defy expectations.
It’s a motto that Orlando City SC founder and President Phil Rawlins has worked to ingrain in the team since he bought the city’s rights to a USL ...

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T he headlines
do not bode well for sports these days. And I am not talking about athletes
being charged with criminal misconduct or the impending labor strife
in Major League Baseball.
I am talking about the economic downturn affecting the entire s ...

T he lineup
of this holiday season's college football bowl games yields vital information
about the commercial state of sports in these United States. Of the
25 such contests listed in the trusty sports section of my USA Today,
20 carried the names ...

I was
in Melbourne, Australia, the other day attending a conference on the
globalization of sport run by the Sport Management Association of Australia
and New Zealand (SMAANZ). As the introductions began, the chairwoman
kicked things off by chargin ...

I n search
of ways to reverse an eons-long attendance decline, the horse-racing
people the other day turned to Mike Veeck for advice. He made them laugh
some, which always is good, and gave them ideas that might entice a
few more customers.
...

I thoroughly enjoyed the special report on college
athletics in the Nov. 19 issue. Each writer had his or her own beliefs
and very good points on issues and change. However, the articles that
concerned me the most were on paying student athletes a stipend.
...

S teeped
as they are in exploitation and hypocrisy, it's tough to enjoy college
sports, but there are saving graces. Among those are the nicknames that
history or accident have bestowed on some schools' athletic representatives.
While it's true that ...

M ajor
League Baseball's plan to eliminate two teams is like removing an appendix
to cure a migraine headache.
Baseball certainly has its problems. Most franchises are losing money,
revenue and payroll disparities are growing, and competitive balanc ...